Head rest for use in shampooing.



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5 516A. I'ILEE I UN ITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Ti) IIIGN ltY BUDDEN, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

HEAD-REST FOR USE IN SHAMPOOlNG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 14, 190'?- Applieation filed Julie 3, 1905. Serial H0. 263,631.

To cnZZ whnnt it may concern:

Be it known that I, Burns (3. Noouss a citizen of the United States, residing at lloston, county of Sull'olk, and State of M assach usetts, have invented on. improvement in Head-Rests [or Use in Shampooing, of. which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention has for its object to provide. a novel rest for a persons head while it is being shampooed.

The present practice is for a person being shampooed to rest his forehead on a pad which is made simply by folding up one or two towels, and which is supported on the marble slab or top of the set bowl. Such a pad, however, does not make a. very steady su ort and a persons head is likely to slip oil i rom it while the shampooing operation is in progress.

I have devised a novel form of head rest which is shaped to make a firm support for the head, and which will not be uncomfort able for a person to rest his head upon.

My improved device comprises a block or rest ada ted to sit on top of the marble slab of a set owl, and shaped on its upper side to lit the forehead and cheeks of s persons-head, and also shaped to present a nose-receiving recess. The result is a head-rest which is comfortable for a person to rest his head against and which makes a very firm support for the head.

In the drawings Figure l is s. erspective View of a ortion of a set bowl s owing my improved lead-rest in position for use Fig. 2 is a vertical central section through the head-rest, said figure showing in dotted lines the position of the persons head when supported thereby.

3 designates any suitable or usual set bowl, and 4 the usual marble slab forming the top of the bowl.

My improved head-rest com rises a block, designated generally by .5, which is adapted to rest on the marble slab 4, and which is hollowed out on its upper side, as at 6 to conform to the general she e of a persons forehead and cheeks. Said lflock is also cut away, its at 7, to form a nose-receiving recess which preferably extends clear across the block. Said recess is shown as having an inclined bottom 8 and is ol comparativelr slight depth at the side of the block toward the bowl, while at the opposite side of the block said recess extends clear through the block. Said recess is also preferably slightlv wider at the latter side of the blOCli than :it the opposite side, and the side walls 9 of the recess are shown as being tapered.

Any suitable means may be used for se curing the head-rest in place. In some instances it may not be necessary to use any securing means, but I prefer to employ sonic such device. As herein shown the securing means comprises cli s 10 which project from the outer side of the )loek and are ads. ted to book ever the edge of the marble slal 4end spring holding fingers 11 which are adapted to hook over and engage the edge of the opening' in the marble slab. These spring fingers and clips may bend in any suitable Way. Each c ip is herein shown as being integral with one spring finger, the wire which forms the clip being extended through the block, as at l2, and formed into a coil, 13, on the inner face of the block, the wire of the coil being extended to form the holding finger 11. Preferably the holding-fingers 11 are bent at their ends, as at 14, to form hooks to englegkp the edge. of the opening in the marble s a hen the device is not in use the resiliency of the fingers 11 causes them to lie flat against the inner face of the head-rest. In applying said head-rest to a set-bowl the hooks 10 are hooked over the edge of the marble slab and the hooked ends of the spring holding fingers 11 are then caught over the edge of the openin in the marble slab, as shown in Figs. 1 ant Any other suitable way of holding the head-rest in place may be employed. however, without departing from the invention.

In using the device the person whose head is to be shampooed places his head on the rest, as shown in dotted lines hi 2, so that the forehead and cheeks rest on the hollowed or concave-d. surface 6, and the nose occupies the nose-receiving recess 7. If desired a towel or cloth may be placed over the rest to make a sort of cushion on its surface. Aheadrest thus constructed is very comfortable for a person to rest his head on while being shamooed, end is also of such it shape that the load is firmly supported thus rendering it easier for the slminpooei' to work. The spring fingers 1] permit the heed-rest to he used on howls whieh have inm'hle slabs of different widths.

Various ehitnges may he made in the eonstruetion oi' the deviee without departing from the invention.

Having deserihed my invention what 1 eluiin its new and desire to secure by Lettere Patent ii A head-rest for shmnpooing, comprising it block to rest on the marble-512th ol' :1 set-howl, said hloek being provided on its upper face with a nose-receiving recess, (lips pi'ojeeting fl'Ull] one edge oi the hioek and adapted to 15 hook over the edge of the inerhle-ehih, and yielding" lingers projecting from the opposite edge of said hloek and adapted to engage the edge of the opening in saidi1ntr|de-shi|t in testimony whereof, l have signed my 20 name to this speeiiieittion, in the presenee oi two suhserihing witnesses.

RUFUS NUUHHIC. \Nitnesses:

Louis (3. SMITH, HENRY BUomcN. 

